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Bubbling issues of crime, immigration and indigenous rights mean Boric’s government also has a full in-tray. “It’s going to be a government that’s will make the social changes the people of Chile have been fighting for, especially indigenous groups.” High hopes may quickly butt up against a divided electorate and legislature, split down the middle between the “It’s a sign that it’s going to be an inclusive government,” Cecilia Flores, an indigenous Aymara told Reuters in the chamber, adding it was the first time representatives from each indigenous group have been present at the inauguration. Among a sea of suits and military garb, a part of the Senate was filled with representatives of Chile’s various indigenous communities in traditional attire. But it’s not all doom and gloom Boric’s female-majority Cabinet was sworn in on Friday, with delegations from the United States, Spain, Argentina, Peru and others in attendance. Democracy had a tough year in Latin America. “These are now the tasks lying ahead of Boric,” he said. Carlos Ruiz, an academic at the University of Chile who taught Boric, said Boric would have to deal with a rising ultra-conservative bloc that did well in elections last year and find consensus to push through his reforms. Boric faces a raft of challenges from an economic slowdown, high inflation and a split legislature that will test his deal-making abilities to push through reforms in healthcare and pensions, while toughening environmental regulation.
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“We want a more united, happier Chile.” ‘Talks lie ahead’ Boric thanks supporters at a campaign rally in Casablanca, Chile, in November. “He reminds me of Allende, but I hope it has a happier ending,” said Marigen Vargas, 62, who traveled all night to be at Boric’s inauguration outside Congress. Boric has often praised Allende’s legacy. Pinochet, whose shadow still looms large over the Andean country, ousted socialist President Salvador Allende, who committed suicide in 1973 during a military coup. Country is also in the midst of redrafting its Pinochet-era Constitution, which has underpinned growth but been blamed for stoking inequality that led to months-long violent protests that gripped Chile in 2019.